Part 1: Understanding the organization
-The organization that doesn’t close (How the competitive environment has changed; How organizations change; The organizational ecosystem; Organizational design; Emerging organizational morphologies);
-The individual in the organization (The personality; The Big Five model; The personality types: the RUO model and the type A personality; The personality dimensions: the locus of control and the goal orientation; The emotions; The values; The attitudes; The skills);
-The relationship between the individual and the organization (The decision-making processes; The decision-making processes in groups; Motivation; The effects of behavior on the individual-organization relationship).
Part two: The challenges of business organization
-The organization between stability and change (The origins of organizational change; The dimensions of change; The results and functions of change);
Organizational conflicts: critical elements and opportunities for the organization (Conflicts in organizational theories; Levels of analysis and types of organizational conflicts; The individual, situational and organizational determinants of conflicts; The effects of conflicts on workers: a stress-based perspective; Conflict management and negotiation styles);
-Organization and diversity management in the organization (The forms of diversity; Organizational design for diversity enhancement; Diversity management policies);
-The organization of creativity (Creativity in organizations; The antecedents of creativity; Creativity and workspaces).
Part three: The plural world of organizations
-Community organization (Communities in organizations and community organizations; Communities: a bulky concept; Communities in organizations: from stakeholders to assetholders; Communities doing business; Ecosystems for enterprising communities);
-The temporary organizations (The distinctive elements of temporary organizations; Organizational forms; Coordination; Temporary teams);